Egg-holder.



G. S. WEBER.

EGG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1912.

LUQQfiBQ. Patented'Apr. 7, 19M

ATTORNEYS NITED STATES EGG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

Application filed September 11, 1912. Serial No. 719,733.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL S. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hackensack, in the county of Bergen and 'State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Egg-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved egg holder for household use, with a view to store eggs in ice boxes, provision chests, on pantry shelves and the like, and arranged to safely hold a dozen or more eggs in a comparatively small space, to allow of conveniently placing the holder with the eggs thereon into a household receptacle or onto a shelf and to protect the eggs against injury by other articles when placing the latter into an ice box or removing the same therefrom.

In practice, the holder is preferably made from a single piece of sheet metal having a table provided with spaced seats for the eggs, the sides of the said table terminating in integral vertical side flanges extending both below and above the table, and of which the lower portions of the flanges are doubled up to reinforce the flanges and provide a firm stand for the holder.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the egg holder; and Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same.

In ordinary households it is customary to place eggs into a bowl or similar receptacle stored in an ice box, provision chest or on a shelf in the pantry, but such bowls filled with eggs are unwieldy to handle and take up considerable room. With the egg holder presently to be described in detail, a large number of eggs can be readily accommodated, carried about and safely stored in a comparatively small space.

The egg holder is formed from a single piece of sheet metal, cut and stamped to form a table A provided with spaced openings B each forming a seat for a single egg C, the table A being preferably provided with a dozen such seats for accommodating a. dozen eggs, but it is evident that the latter may be made larger to accommodate two dozen or more eggs. The walls of the openings B are curved downward and slightly inward to form firm seats for the eggs; The ta)ble A terminates at its sides in integral side flanges D extending both below and above the said table A, the lower portions D of the side flanges being doubled up so as to reinforce the side flanges and to provide a strong, firm stand for the holder when placing the same on a shelf in the ice box, provision chest, pantry or the like. The side flanges D are of a height exceeding the height of the eggs C seated in the openings B so that the eggs are not liable to touch with their under sides the shelf on which the egg holder is placed nor are the tops of the eggs liable to strike against other objects in the ice box, chest or on a shelf, and at the same time free access and circulation of air both above and below the table A is had to keep the eggs in good condition. It will also be noticed that by having the side flanges other articles stored in the ice box, provision chest or on a shelf are not liable to injure'the eggs, as such side flanges protect the eggs. The front end of the table A is preferably extended somewhat beyond the front ends of the side flanges D to form a convenient handle for carrying the egg holder about or placing the same in the ice box, provision chest or onto a pantry shelf, or removing it there from.

The egg holder shown and described is very simple and durable in construction and can be cheaply manufactured. Single eggs can be readily placed in position in the opening B or removed therefrom without disturbing any of the other eggs.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. As an article of manufacture, an egg holder made from a single piece of sheet material and having a horizontal member forming a table provided with spaced circular openings, the walls of said openings beingcurved downward and slightly inward to form firm seats each for supporting an egg, the table being unobstructed at its ends, the sides of the table terminating in integral vertical side flanges extending both below and above the table, the portions of the flanges extending below the table being doubled up to reinforce the flanges and form a firm support for the holder, and the portions of said side flanges above the table serving to protect the eggs from injury.

a 2. As an article of manufacture, an egg holder made from a single piece of sheet metal and having a horizontal vportion forming a table, the table portion being provided with spaced circular openings, the Walls of said openings being curved downward and slightly inward to form firm seats each for supporting a single egg, the table being unobstructed at its ends, the sides of the table terminating in integral vertical side flanges extending throughout the length of the table,- and projecting both below and above the table, the portion of each of said flanges below the table being doubled up forming a firm support for said holder, and the portions of said flanges above the table being of a height exceeding that of the eggs supported on the table to protect the eggs from injury, the front end of the table portion of the holder being curved outwardly from points adjacent its sides, the outwardly curved portion projecting beyond the front edges of the said side flanges to form a handle for conveniently carrying the egg holder.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL S. WEBER.- Witnesses:

J on: P. TAYLOR. L. ROBINSON. 

